“Lua de Prata” — Silver Moon Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Lua de Prata” (The Silver Moon), kids sing key Portuguese words like a lua, o céu, a noite and brilha, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 27: Bedtime Lullabies, 2:25 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 27 · Canções de Embalar
- ⏱ 2:25
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“Lua de Prata” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| The moon — a lua | |
| Silver — de prata | |
| The moon, de prata | |
| A lua, silver | |
| At the window — à janela | |
| A janela, the window | |
| Soft light — a luz | |
| A luz, soft light | |
| On your pillow, na almofada | |
| Sleep, meu amor | |
| Hello moon — olá lua | |
| Olá lua, hello moon | |
| The sky — o céu | |
| O céu, the sky | |
| Shine softly — brilha baixinho | |
| Brilha, brilha | Shine, shine |
| The night — a noite | |
| A noite, the night | |
| A cloud — uma nuvem | |
| Uma nuvem, a cloud | |
| A little cloud drifts by | Uma nuvem vai passar |
| Uma nuvem vai passar | A little cloud drifts by |
| Watch over me — olha por mim | |
| Olha por mim, esta noite | Watch over me tonight |
| Hello moon — olá lua | |
| Fica aqui, a lua | Stay here, moon |
| Hello moon — olá lua | |
| Olá lua, hello moon | |
| The sky — o céu | |
| O céu, the sky | |
| Shine softly — brilha baixinho | |
| Brilha, brilha | Shine, shine |
| Hello moon — olá lua | |
| Olá lua, hello moon | |
| The night — a noite | |
| A noite, the night | |
| Watch over me — olha por mim | |
| Olha por mim | Watch over me |
| A lua… the moon | |
| O céu… the sky | |
| Brilha… shine | |
| Mmm… mmm… | |
| Mmm… mmm… | |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| a lua | the moon |
| o céu | the sky |
| a noite | the night |
| brilha | shine |
| de prata | silver |
| a janela | the window |
| a luz | the light |
| uma nuvem | a cloud |
| olá lua | hello moon |
| olha por mim | watch over me |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “olá lua”
“olá lua” (hello moon) is sung on 7 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Portuguese. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Portuguese answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:25, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Whisper the song's goodnight words to each other at the end.
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